Results: "The Ick" and Breaking Up
Published on 01/11/2023
A poll of 2,000 adults found over half (65%) have ended a relationship because of an ‘ick’ — trait that turns them off — and 88% of them have ghosted someone completely. -SWNSdigital.com
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"The ick" was first coined by Ally in TV show Ally McBeal, and, as dating expert Hayley Quinn explains, "It's a dating term that means you get a sudden cringe feeling when you have romantic contact with someone: and become almost immediately put off by them." You might feel suddenly repulsed, put off or cringed out by the person you're dating - that's "the ick" talking. Have you ever felt "the ick" towards someone you were/are in a romantic relationship with?
Yes
39%
1167 votes
No
32%
973 votes
Undecided
13%
376 votes
Not Applicable
16%
484 votes
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These are the top "icks" that people can't get over. Which of these give you "the ick" and would make you want to end a relationship (hypothetically)? Smelling bad
45%
1337 votes
Pretending to be more knowledgeable about something than they actually are
27%
797 votes
Being rude to a waiter
30%
900 votes
Clapping when a plane lands
6%
172 votes
Being obsessed with star signs
11%
325 votes
Living in a mess
37%
1112 votes
Having dirty fingernails
28%
836 votes
Being too clingy
29%
872 votes
Putting on a baby voice
23%
694 votes
Having an Instagram account for their pet
9%
266 votes
Wanting to share food on the first date
13%
403 votes
Breathing heavily
18%
542 votes
Chewing with their mouth open
36%
1072 votes
None of these
26%
785 votes
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It also emerged 58% believe they have given someone the ick themselves, turning them off totally. Do you think you have ever given someone "the ick"? Yes
22%
648 votes
No
29%
880 votes
Undecided
32%
948 votes
Not Applicable
17%
524 votes
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Did you ever date someone that gave you the "ick" for a strange/random reason? Comment below what it was! Yes
21%
644 votes
No
79%
2356 votes
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